Living and Teaching in Thailand

"So you want to be a teacher?"

There is an article in the most recent Learning Post section of the Bangkok Post (one of Thailand's English newspapers) that provides excellent examples of why the teaching profession in this country is in the dire situation it finds itself in. As many current undergraduate students of education feel, teaching is considered "a tough, financially inferior profession and (the students) enter into training without any clear goal of actually becoming teacher."

On top of that "it remains unclear as to what direction teacher training is taking, as the country still lacks a central organization to monitor the overall production of teachers."

The article also points out the obvious shortage of math & science teachers, which is actually a worldwide problem and not just a Thai one. In addition, Thailand lacks qualified (English) language teachers, especially in rural areas.

If you are even thinking about making the move here, take a look at this:

"So you want to be a teacher?" -- Bankok Post, 24-Jan-2006

It will give you an idea of what kind of system you are heading into.

posted by Mister Ray @ 1/27/2006 05:51:00 PM